Police have arrested one man in connection with an attempted burglary at Kilgore's Pharmacy at Providence Road and looking for two more suspected of being involved in that incident. Police are also looking for two men suspected of robbing Midwest Petroleum on Paris Road.

Ryan Bridger is charged with the second-degree murder of Aletha Turner, who was shot in her home earlier this week and later died. Bridger has been held in the Boone County Jail since Tuesday on a burglary charge.

Aletha Turner was found unconscious on Monday morning. She died Wednesday afternoon at University Hospital. Sheriff's Detective Tom O'Sullivan said it was obvious to responders that her injuries were substantial.

Although Columbia has had a low number of burglaries in the past week, police spokeswoman Jessie Haden said that even five is too many and that cops will be working proactively to keep the numbers low.